School violence

MECHANICVILLE — A middle school girl shown on an online video beating up a 13-year-old girl she said gossiped about her — while being egged on by her mother and aunt –is the latest twist in escalating youth violence enveloping this gritty mill city of 5,000.

The video shows the older girl punching the head, pulling hair and shouting obscenities while an adult urged her to pick up and kick the younger girl balled up on the ground on March 25. Read the story and watch the video.